Rediscovering Emily Sargent: Forgotten 19th-Century Watercolorist
A prolific watercolorist living in 19th-century Europe, Emily Sargent created vibrant scenes with painterly virtuosity. Despite living in the shadow...
Natalia Iacobelli 17 May 2024
Artist Stories
Pioneer of Italian Fashion: Artist-Designer Rosa Genoni
An Italian artist-designer at the turn of the 20th century, Rosa Genoni is described as a founder of Italian fashion, a dressmaker, a teacher, a...
Nikolina Konjevod 13 May 2024
The Abstract Expressionism of Judith Godwin
Abstract Expressionist painter Judith Godwin (1930-2021) challenged the norms of a male-dominated art movement. She started under the tutelage of...
Nikolina Konjevod 2 May 2024
AE Russell’s Visions of Ireland
George William Russell, known as AE, painted the spirits and visions he had seen since childhood. His Irish landscapes are topographically familiar,...
Hannah Demaine 2 May 2024
Edith Somerville: Author, Artist, and Activist
Edith Somerville lived as full a life as anyone. Having the financial means, she led a life with no barriers as an unmarried author of several books,...
Lauren Kraut 2 May 2024
The Bugatti Brothers: A Story About Cars and Cows
Nowadays Bugatti is a legendary company in the field of automobile technology. However, few people know the history of the man behind the trademark,...
Camilla de Laurentis 25 April 2024
American Artist Who Loved Everything British: Edwin Austin Abbey’s Shakespeare Paintings
A painter and illustrator Edwin Austin Abbey was born in the US, but he loved all things British, particularly the works of William Shakespeare. He...
Alexandra Kiely 23 April 2024
Charles Keeping: An Extraordinary English Illustrator
Today I would like to talk about Charles Keeping, an illustrator whom I discovered in my childhood. You may already be familiar with his work,...
Sarah Mills 18 April 2024
Aubrey Beardsley: Sharp Blacks and Whites of the Victorian Era
Aubrey Beardsley was an extremely talented draughtsman of the Victorian era. As a young boy, he suffered from tuberculosis, yet decided to live his...
Magda Michalska 18 April 2024
James Ensor in 10 Paintings
James Sidney Edouard, known as James Ensor, was a Belgian painter and printmaker best known for his colorful compositions, imbued with both...
Natalia Iacobelli 11 April 2024
Helios Gómez: Romani Revolutionary
Romani artist Helios Gómez produced some of the most striking Spanish avant-garde graphics in the first half of the 20th century. However, he also...
Candy Bedworth 8 April 2024
Pauline Boty: The Untold Story of a Pop Art Pioneer
Pauline Boty was one of the pioneers of the 1960s’ Pop Art movement in Britain, of which she was the only acknowledged female member. Her...
Nikolina Konjevod 4 April 2024
